The weeks have gone fast. The Rotary theme for this year is "UNITE FOR GOOD". Last Sunday on the National Tree Day, we had a site visit for the proposed Avenue of Trees an Environmental project that is being lead by Bob Selinger OAM. Thanks Bob for leading the walk on a sunny day.
After discussions at our club strategic planning meeting and Board meeting, our club will have varied options for meetings and social activities in the future. The updated Strategic Plan will be distributed to members and uploaded onto Clubrunner when finalised. We discussed a proposal to sponsor a Rotary Youth Exchange Program (RYEP) outbound student this year. Bernie and I will interview the student and parents. We are looking at an upgrade of Clubrunner, NOVA, and plan to have a training session for members which will also include accessing My Rotary on the RI website.
With our area Rotary Community Group, Bradfield, it is great to set our club goals and focus for this year. In 2024-25 Bradfield had a focus on engaging in Respectful Relationships projects and collaborating together as clubs. Our club will continue to work together with the other clubs in the Bradfield group. One of the activities we can join in on is the Mary's House Walk planned for Sunday 26 October 2025. A number of clubs in the Bradfield group have a connection with Mary's House, in North Sydney. They would love our support at the Mary's House Walk on Sunday 26 October, particularly with BBQ on the day, if you are interested in attending, please let me know.
Proposed Bunnings BBQ dates are planned for 2026 and to be confirmed from Bunnings, we will let you know when these are confirmed. We always need volunteers to help on the day, please let Garry Maloney know if you can assist at any of the BBQs. Your helping hands are much appreciated. Thanks to Garry for organising a new Club banner, hopefully it can be used on the next Bunnings BBQ.
This year our club will support the Smith Family Student Sponsorship, Learning for life program again. We will also continue to support other important Rotary programs including the Rotary Foundation, Australia Rotary Health, ROMAC and RAWCS.
Some future events for 2026 are:
- Trivia Night on 7 March 2026
- DIGIT week on 10 May – 15 May 2026
- Changeover Date set for 2026 Friday 26 June at NRRSL. Please save theses dates on your calendar.
We are forming a Membership Committee to develop a plan to build our membership. The meeting will be held on Sunday August 3 at Café SaBu 11am. All members are welcome to join the committee. Please let Bob or Bernie know if you would like to participate.
The Ryde Eisteddfod has started and events are scheduled from
July to 6 September. Our club is supporting the program along with City of Ryde Council and Rotary Club of Ryde. We are providing sponsorship of Speech and Drama again this year. If you interested in volunteering for any event, please register on the link:
Ryde Eisteddfod Volunteers 2025
This Friday's Club meeting we will hear from our new member Nick Martorana. We will also have a guest speaker Clifford Cutmore, Aboriginal Liaison AOD Treatment Worker from Sydney North Odyssey House . If you would like to know more about Nick and Clifford please join us by Zoom via the link below. All are welcome.
Keep safe on the wet weather.
